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Preparing a Will can seem like a daunting task. In this blog post, we explain what a Will is, the importance of having a one in place and how to get started or implement any changes to your existing Will.

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The Government has announced that the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates will increase from 1 April 2024. The rates will increase as follows:

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The General Economy

Following Jeremy Hunt’s first budget back in October the changes, or lack thereof, of previous Chancellors will really begin to bite for taxpayers in 2023.  The UK, and global, economy is still recovering from the major impacts of a global pandemic and the ongoing war in Ukraine.  Although we may manage to stave off a technical recession it is likely the UK economy will contract for at least one quarter.  Inflation, the measure which tracks the general price of goods and services over time, remains one of the highest in Europe, threatening to push more people into poverty and erode wealth for those with significant assets.

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In this comprehensive review of climate change and the challenges and opportunities it represents for farmers and land managers partner, David Marshall, suggests that the same open-minded, innovative, technological and scientific approach which has resulted in the huge increase in food production in the UK over the past 70 years will help farmers to adapt and ultimately overcome the climate change challenge which farming is facing.

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The Government has announced that the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates will increase from 1 April 2023. The rates will increase as follows:

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There are a number of Bills proposed to come into force in 2023 which, if enacted in their currently proposed format, would have a significant impact on employment law. These include:

The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill 2022-23

Currently at the committee stage in the House of Lords, this Bill seeks to ‘sunset’ all retained EU law by the end of 2023, unless restated or replaced into UK domestic law

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Nominated for 25 Emmy Awards this year, the HBO series ‘Succession’ has captivated audiences and may well have prompted clients to contemplate how best to plan for succession to their estates. 

Drafting a Will for lead character, Logan Roy, would require a bespoke approach, to take account of his vast wealth across multiple countries.  Here we consider an appropriate Will structure, together with some other key points to explore when creating a fitting testamentary writing for Logan.

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Registers of Scotland have introduced a new Land Register – the Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land (or the “RCI”) – which went live on the 1 April 2022. This is an additional register, sitting alongside the Register of Sasines (which is being phased out) and the Land Register of Scotland, with the aim of identifying those individuals, who cannot be identified through the existing land registers, who have a “significant influence or control” over the named owner or long tenant (20+ years) of the land or property in question. The aim of the RCI is to improve transparency in who actually owns or tenants Scottish land.

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